BMC AMI DevX vs Endevor comparison

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BMC and Broadcom are both solutions in the Software Configuration Management category. BMC is ranked #1 with an average rating of 7.8, while Broadcom is ranked #3. BMC holds a 9.3% mindshare in SCM, compared to Broadcom’s 11.9% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of BMC users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

BMC AMI DevX

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90% willing to recommend

BMC AMI DevX

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 15, 2026

Endevor and BMC AMI DevX are competing enterprise software management tools for enhancing mainframe operations. BMC AMI DevX appears to have the upper hand with advanced features that justify its cost.

Features: Endevor offers comprehensive version control, robust integration capabilities, and automated build processes suitable for complex environments. BMC AMI DevX excels with advanced debugging tools, real-time monitoring, and extensive automation, with specialized functionalities for intricate system management.

Room for Improvement: Endevor could benefit from an improved footprint checking process, reduced time consumption for support responses, and enhancements in its csv utility and reporting. BMC AMI DevX might enhance user-friendliness, reduce its learning curve for less experienced users, and incorporate more seamless updates to match evolving enterprise demands.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Endevor provides a streamlined deployment model and responsive customer service, easing implementation. BMC AMI DevX, supported by extensive documentation and personalized support, smoothens deployment for larger enterprises with its proactive support model and detailed guidance.

Pricing and ROI: Endevor's competitive setup cost attracts budget-conscious buyers and delivers ROI by streamlining workflows. BMC AMI DevX, though costlier upfront, offers significant ROI through enhanced productivity and reduced downtime, balancing its high initial cost with potential long-term gains in operational efficiency.

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BMC AMI DevX vs. Endevor

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Categories and Ranking

BMC AMI DevX

Ranking in Software Configuration Management

1st

Ranking in Mainframe Application Development

1st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Debugging (2nd), Database Development and Management (11th), Test Data Management (4th), Mainframe Testing Tools (1st), Data Masking (3rd), AI Software Development (29th)

Endevor

Ranking in Software Configuration Management

3rd

Ranking in Mainframe Application Development

3rd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Software Configuration Management category, the mindshare of BMC AMI DevX is 9.3%, down from 22.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Endevor is 11.9%, down from 26.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Software Configuration Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
BMC AMI DevX	9.3%
Endevor	11.9%
Other	78.8%

Software Configuration Management

Featured Reviews

Wisdom Mbiza

Product Engineer at Absa Group

Modern tools have boosted mainframe file extraction speed and simplified everyday workflows

I definitely think BMC AMI DevX could be improved or enhanced in terms of the logging in features. BMC AMI DevX's logging in feature is not so great. Whenever you try to log in, it always prompts you for passwords. Then when you have to switch sessions, because we usually have to switch between production and UAT, there's no quick way of switching between the two. Every time you try to switch, it prompts you to log in. Additionally, there's a pop-up that I always receive. When you click X on it, it doesn't disappear. Eventually, I just end up minimizing it. Furthermore, the startup of BMC AMI DevX takes a long time to start up before it loads. It doesn't just immediately start up and it's ready. It takes a good solid two to three minutes before it's ready so that you can work on it. BMC AMI DevX's logins and the other ones I can understand because security has to be there, but I do feel that once I've logged in, I shouldn't need to log in again. The startup problem is the annoying one because if I want to do something, I need to open it two or three minutes earlier to give it time to load up. The startup problem is the one that definitely needs to be addressed.

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RobertMartin3

Production Supervisor Technical at Ontario Power Generation

Asset dashboards have created slow, rigid workflows and have limited effective life cycle tracking

The single dashboards do not help my team or the company as a whole. I feel the dashboards are not helpful because the search features are not customizable. The software is web-based and the server is extremely slow. To improve Endevor, its cloud or web-based server capabilities should be increased so that the software is faster. The ability to customize reports should be increased.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"I like the ability that it has to format copy books in a presentable manner. So, you will be able to see the starting offset in length of each field within the layout."

"BMC AMI DevX tools have noticeably impacted our developers' productivity and efficiency."

"I think BMC AMI DevX has provided overall benefits and a positive impact because I've seen a lot of developers, not just the new developers, but even the old developers who have used the green screen their entire life, also developing with BMC AMI DevX and migrating into the newer screen."

"The visual ability to see potential downstream impacts to changes being made assists our developers in understanding the impact associated with their change."

"BMC Data Management improved our data recovery process by simplifying it."

"It helps our staff work by speeding up their documentation process."

"We have seen an improvement in the rate and level of quality at which we deploy changes."

"Our intention is to use Topaz for the next generation of mainframe developers to maintain mainframe applications."

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"It is completely different than other tools I have used, as it is easy to use and very intuitive, allowing you to keep growing without having to learn something new because the environment does not change even as it scales from one to 21,000 elements."

"My understanding is that Endever is one of the better software exchange management systems out there."

"The quick edit function allows our dev staff to make modifications easily as well as maintain version control in case they want to regress or go back to a prior version."

"I do not think our organization could go without it."

"We backup people's source code for them."

"It's very flexible. A new technology comes along, this can be multiplied to handle the new technology quite easily."

"The approach of writing a single set of Endevor processors to work across multiple instances of the application (separate systems) made the processors fairly complex, but once you understand them, they are so powerful."

"The flexibility, because I know a lot of the competition pigeonholes you into definitions and character limitations, and Endevor is wide open."

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Cons

"The ISPW plugin could be improved to add some functionality which is already in ISPF panels and not in the plugin."

"While I am aware of the possibility to integrate Git with BMC AMI DevX zAdviser, this integration does not fit within our solution landscape."

"We plan to replace BMC Compuware File-AID due to its price. Two years back, we paid 11,000 dollars. However, the current price is 27,900 dollars. The price has increased to at least eight times its initial cost. We would need to pay around 60,000 dollars to have all three products together. We also encountered issues during version updates."

"I find it more cumbersome to use Topaz."

"When you're setting up the parameters for how ISPW will work in your shop, there are a lot of questions that have to be answered... BMC Compuware should have more in-depth explanations about what the choices in each question mean. If you pick A, what does that mean has to happen? What does that impact? If you pick B, what does that mean? What does that impact?"

"The area for improvement is related to the testing tools that are available for unit testing or acceptance testing. I know they have some out there that we are not licensed for at this time, but it seems like some of the Eclipse tools that are used for other programming languages, they're all just built-in and they're a little more intuitive to the developers. Making those testing tools as intuitive as possible, and as integrated as possible into the workbench, would be really beneficial."

"BMC AMI DevX's logging in feature is not so great. Furthermore, the startup of BMC AMI DevX takes a long time to start up before it loads."

"It would be nice to have an audit trail to see what mainframe developers are using what."

More BMC AMI DevX cons

"Sometimes finding errors and output can be difficult because it spits out so many messages that it is hard to figure out which ones are the ones you need to look at and what flow did it actually take through the processor is what they call them."

"As a release tool, there probably could have been some additional enhancements, but it was effective."

"This software is made to keep the components' and change history. There is no concept of application and version management of these applications."

"I like the stability and CA’s responsiveness, but I haven’t used anything else, so it’s hard to judge."

"Needs more audit capability when it comes to changes to settings that are made by administrators, as many of these are done through the panels and are therefore not logged as an action against a configuration item."

"The main challenges are its limited interface and the complexity of the customization."

"I find the ISPF interface to be lacking. It seems like you have to navigate to a lot of different screens to work with the same element."

"There are a lot of screens in it. The process for moving out my other solutions, it could be more convenient. There are a lot of steps to go through and a lot of screens to go through to get it accomplished."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price point is great."

"The only thing I would mention related to the licensing and/or the pricing, is that they have some visualization features in there that are licensed by concurrent users. We're starting to trip up on that. We're looking to probably increase the number of concurrent licenses that we have. But those types of licensing strategies, where they license by concurrent users or the number of seats is confusing for some people. They don't understand why it works sometimes and doesn't work other times."

"I like the seat-based licensing much more than MSU-based licensing, and that the cost has been competitive."

"In terms of pricing, there isn't an extra charge for the parts of it we use. It comes with the licenses we purchased for other products, so no complaints there. The licensing is built in with the other products that you purchase from Compuware."

"In general, Compuware tools are very competitive."

"It has saved our developers time and effort when working on documentation, which is now more readable and fluent."

"It's competitively priced and, as far as I know, it's just an enterprise license. We have found it is worth the money."

"The solution is very expensive."

"Licensing is fairly simple, you don't need multiple licenses."

"Just make sure if you are going to license, ensure you license the right features."

"The product is expensive."

"It's worth the value. The pricing is fairly good, justifiable for the return on investment."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

30%

Insurance Company

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

25%

Outsourcing Company

Insurance Company

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	20

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	40

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BMC Compuware Topaz Enterprise Data?

My understanding is that BMC AMI DevX is an enterprise product with custom licensing, so pricing is typically negotiated based on factors such as the modules purchased, organization size, and usage...

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What needs improvement with BMC AMI DevX?

BMC AMI DevX is a strong platform, but there are a few areas where it could improve, such as simplifying the initial installation and configuration, especially for first-time users. It could also i...

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What is your primary use case for BMC AMI DevX?

My main use case for BMC AMI DevX is to work with COBOL and JCL development on IBM. I mainly use it for editing, browsing data sets, submitting jobs, and debugging applications. I appreciate the Ec...

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What needs improvement with Endevor?

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What is your primary use case for Endevor?

My main use case for Endevor is asset management. For asset management, we use Engage software for life cycle management, eHealth, and eStrategy.

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What advice do you have for others considering Endevor?

My advice to others looking into using Endevor is that if you are a nuclear electrical utility, the software is likely well-suited, but if you are any other utility, the software is poorly suited f...

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Also Known As

File-AID, Data for Db2, Code Debug, Data Studio, Workbench for Eclipse, Code Pipeline

CA Endevor Software Change Manager, Endevor Software Change Manager, CA Software Change Manager for Mainframe, CA Endevor SCM

Overview

BMC AMI DevX is a mainframe DevOps platform for IBM Z environments that helps development and platform engineering teams increase release velocity, reduce change risk, and build a sustainable mainframe developer workforce.

Whether the priority is attracting the next generation of mainframe talent, safely evolving decades of business-critical code, accelerating release velocity, or demonstrating development ROI to leadership — BMC AMI DevX is designed to address all on a single platform. Teams can connect existing tools and adopt capabilities incrementally using an open-borders integration approach.

A 2025 Forrester Total Economic Impact study found that customers using BMC AMI DevX onboarded developers 50% faster, completed code changes 33% faster, increased release frequency by 50%, and reduced change failure rate by 33%.

Key capabilities:

Modern IDE integration (VS Code, Eclipse) with a unified development environment that reduces context switching
AI-powered code analysis including dependency mapping, impact analysis, and runtime execution path visualization
Automated unit, functional, integration, and performance testing with code coverage analysis
Git-compatible CI/CD integration with event-driven webhooks and an open plug-in library
DORA metrics and DevOps KPI tracking with AI/ML anomaly detection across the mainframe SDLC

BMC

Endevor provides automatic build processes, history logging, source code management, and integration for agile development. It focuses on lifecycle management, catering to code security and traceability with flexibility and scalability.

Endevor is designed for mainframe environments, offering features like version control, automated compilation, and code integrity. Its integration capabilities facilitate development transitions from development to production, ensuring auditing, security, and synchronization. The flexibility it provides accommodates changing technologies, supporting a wide range of application lifecycle processes. While it excels in many areas, some aspects, such as integration with open systems and the modernization of ISPF and Eclipse Plugin, require enhancements.

What are the key features of Endevor?

Automatic Build Processes: Streamlines code compilation and validation.
History Logging: Maintains comprehensive change records.
Source Code Management: Ensures security with strict controls.
Integration for Agile Development: Enhances collaboration and efficiency.
Application Lifecycle Management: Includes approval gates and audit trails.

What benefits do users seek in reviews?

Customization: Supports bespoke needs and growing platforms.
Ease of Use: Simplifies complex development processes.
Scalability: Adapts to enterprise demands and workload increases.
Error Reduction: Standardized approaches minimize mistakes.
Flexibility: Accommodates evolving technology standards.

Industries traditionally utilize Endevor for structured mainframe code management, ensuring consistency and reliability in software lifecycles. It's used to transition code through phases like development and QA, intensively managed to retain code stability and security, key for sectors reliant on large-scale legacy system operations.

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Sample Customers

NRB, Iberdrola, Consorzio Servizi Bancari

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